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Countries with the highest
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

In 2020, Macao SAR, China leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) with 20,833. Monaco follows at 18,772, and the gap between the top two positions is 2,061. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.05.2 K10 K16 K21 KMacao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 20,83321 KMonacoMonaco: 18,77219 KSingaporeSingapore: 7,9197.9 KHong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 7,1257.1 KGibraltarGibraltar: 3,6173.6 KBahrainBahrain: 1,8751.9 KMaldivesMaldives: 1,6741.7 KMaltaMalta: 1,6111.6 KBangladeshBangladesh: 1,2781.3 KSint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten (Dutch part): 1,2061.2 KBermudaBermuda: 1,1921.2 KChannel IslandsChannel Islands: 840840

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Slovenia 104
102 Northern Mariana Islands 103
103 Malaysia 103
104 Costa Rica 99
105 Iraq 97
106 Spain 95
107 Cambodia 95
108 Albania 92
109 Moldova 92
110 Cote d'Ivoire 91
111 Honduras 90
112 Dominica 90
113 Kenya 90
114 Timor-Leste 89
115 Senegal 87
116 Brunei Darussalam 85
117 Romania 84
118 Greece 83
119 Serbia 82
120 Morocco 82
121 Myanmar 81
122 French Polynesia 80
123 Burkina Faso 79
124 Ukraine 77
125 Tunisia 77
126 Samoa 76
127 Uzbekistan 76
128 Lesotho 74
129 North Macedonia 74
130 Ireland 73
131 Guinea-Bissau 72
132 Ecuador 71
133 Tajikistan 70
134 Croatia 70
135 Eswatini 69
136 Tanzania 69
137 Yemen, Rep. 68
138 Mexico 65
139 Georgia 65
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64
141 Equatorial Guinea 61
142 Bulgaria 60
143 Afghanistan 60
144 Panama 58
145 Cameroon 55
146 Nicaragua 55
147 Guinea 54
148 Iran, Islamic Rep. 54
149 Liberia 53
150 Fiji 50

Analytical takeaways

  • Macao SAR, China leads the global ranking for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2020, with a lead of 2,061 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Channel Islands at 840.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.